Angola
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic; multiparty presidential regime
- CONSTITUTION
- adopted by the National Assembly on February 5, 2010
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- legal civil system based on Portuguese law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Court for Hearings, and Military Supreme Court. All judges are appointed by the President
RELIGIONS
Roman Catholics 41.1%, Protestants 38.1%, others 8.6%
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2009AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
- JANUARY 1, 2008AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 18, 2007AngolaDEATH PENALTY
Angola voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Angola voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- JANUARY 1, 2007AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
- JANUARY 1, 2006AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
- APRIL 20, 2005AngolaDEATH PENALTY
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- JANUARY 1, 2005AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
- APRIL 21, 2004AngolaDEATH PENALTY
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 11, 2004AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
- APRIL 24, 2003AngolaDEATH PENALTY
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- FEBRUARY 3, 2003AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency,...
The acting chief of Indonesia's National Drugs Agency, Togar Sianipar, said that 20 foreign and local drug traffickers had been sentenced to death in recent years but none has been executed
- AUGUST 19, 2002AngolaDEATH PENALTY
A human rights group accused members of the Namibia...
A human rights group accused members of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) and Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) of committing atrocities in southern Angola